https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/07/17/nyt-gm-knew-about-fatal-defect-kept-quiet/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:04:12 -0400<![CDATA[Congress puts General Motors back on the hotseat today, with CEO Mary Barra and other executives testifying about the cover-up of its ignition-switch defect. That cover-up became more clear last night, thanks to a New York Times report on internal documents relating to the fatal crashes. The documents show that GM officials knew that some of the crashes were because of a loss of power and that the fatalities related to failed airbag deployment as a result, but said nothing &#8212; even as a woman was erroneously convicted of vehicular homicide:]]>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 20:41:51 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/07/17/nyt-gm-knew-about-fatal-defect-kept-quiet-n191314